Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is about time the Senator was embarrassed.

We always needed a leader. Today is about two people. It is about the bravery of Senator Norris and a Minister who signed the Bill to decriminalise homosexuality. That is why we are saying sorry. More important, that is why we are saluting the people in the Gallery. We thank and salute them for their courage. Our world is a better place for what they have done. No words of mine or from other members of the LGBT community can say enough thanks. Their legacy is there for all time. They have made our lives a better place. They have made us speak about who we are. We can wear a ring and celebrate our lives.